JP3504911B2 - Wiring box - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention, for example, attaches and fixes a structure such as a wall or a pillar in a building to wire a cable therein and protects an outer surface of a wiring device connected to the cable. It concerns a possible wiring box.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a building, a wall is formed by installing a pair of wall materials facing each other, and a space between the pair of wall materials is attached to the front side of the wall to attach a wiring device such as a switch. A wiring box is installed in. This wiring box is provided with a box body in the shape of a rectangular box with a bottom having an opening, and one side wall of the box body has two screw holes penetrating the side wall.

When using this wiring box, first, the screw is fixed from the screw hole of the box body to the pillar that is erected in the building in front of one of the wall materials, and the wiring box is connected. Attach the box to the pillar. Next, the cables routed in the vicinity of the wiring box are routed inside the wiring box, and the other wall material is installed on the opening side of the wiring box to form a wall, and the wiring box Are placed in the wall.

When mounting a wiring device on the surface of a wall using the above wiring box, first, a hole is made from the front side of the other wall material at a position corresponding to the wiring box, and the opening of the wiring box is opened on the wall. Make it face up. Then, the cable in the wiring box is pulled out from the hole to the wall surface side, and the wiring device is connected to the cable. Finally, the wiring device holding frame is held by the wiring device holding frame, and the wiring device holding frame is attached to the wiring box. As a result, the wiring device is attached to the front surface of the wall, the wiring device is housed in the wiring box, and the outer surface of the wiring device is protected by the box body.

Wiring appliances are set in various sizes depending on their front shape and depth. Therefore, at the construction site of wiring equipment, even if either small or large wiring equipment is used, a large and deep wiring box is used so that the wiring equipment can be protected by the box body. Is preferred.

[0006]

However, the width between the pair of wall members is set to various sizes depending on the wall to be formed, and in recent houses, the wall thickness tends to be thin. Therefore, if you carry in only a large-sized wiring box with a deep depth at the wiring equipment construction site, the wiring box will not fit between the pair of wall materials, and installation will not be possible,
Wiring equipment cannot be attached to the wall.

Therefore, there is a problem in that wiring boxes of various sizes have to be carried in to the construction site of the wiring equipment in order to cope with the thickness of the wall and the size of the wiring equipment. . In addition, the operator also has to select a wiring box corresponding to the thickness of the wall and the size of the wiring equipment from a plurality of types of wiring boxes, and the selection work is very troublesome.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems existing in such a conventional technique. The purpose is to correspond to the thickness of the wall and the size of the wiring equipment,
Another object of the present invention is to provide a wiring box that allows a wiring device to be attached to a wall and protects the wiring device attached to the wall.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, the wiring box according to the present invention is a wiring box in which wiring equipment can be mounted on the surfaces of a pair of wall materials facing each other. A box, which is fixed to a structure disposed on the back side of the one wall material or one of the wall materials, and in the fixed state, a fixed body having an opening facing the front side of the one wall material, In the state where it can take a fixed position in the fixed state and is composed of a protective body that can move from the fixed position to the other wall material side, the protective body is in a position moved to the other wall material side, and one wall It is configured to pass through the opening of the fixed body from the front side of the material to protect the wiring equipment installed in the fixed body, and the protective body is at the fixed position.
Between the pair of wall materials between the protective body and the fixed body
It is configured to be able to hold the disposing material disposed at .

A wiring box according to a second aspect of the present invention is the wiring box according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the fixed body has a wiring device attachment portion capable of attaching a wiring device to the fixed body. Is.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the wiring box according to the first or second aspect, the protective body and the fixed body are connected to each other by an expandable connecting portion.
The protective member is formed so as to be movable from the fixed position to the other wall member side by the extension of the connecting portion.

A wiring box according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the wiring box according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the protective body is a frame-shaped fixed body on the other wall material side. It is a bottom part forming body that can close at least a part of the opening part that opens to, and a rear part side of the wiring device can be protected by the bottom part forming body that has moved to the other wall material side.

A wiring box according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the wiring box according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the protective body has a bottomed box shape or a frame shape, and the other is At least the rear part of the wiring device can be protected by the protective member moved to the wall material side.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the wiring box according to the fifth aspect, the protective body slides from a fixed position toward the other wall member along a frame-shaped fixed body. It is provided as possible.

[0015]

A wiring box according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the wiring box according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the fixed box is provided between the fixed body and a protective body at a position moved from the fixed position to the other wall material side. A gap is formed through which the disposing material can pass, and the disposing material can be disposed between the protective body and the fixed body through the gap, and the gap is closed by returning the protective body to the fixed position. It is configured to regulate the removal of the disposing material disposed between the fixed body and the protective body.

In the wiring box according to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the seventh aspect , the protector at the position moved to the other wall material side from the fixed position is returned to the fixed position. It is always biased toward the fixed position by the biasing means so as to be possible.

A wiring box according to a ninth aspect of the present invention is the wiring box according to the eighth aspect , wherein the urging means connects the fixed body and the protective body. According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the wiring box according to the eighth or ninth aspect , the biasing means is formed in a bellows shape. The wiring box of the invention according to claim 11
The box is according to any one of claims 8 to 10.
In the invention, the urging means is provided on the rear side of the upper wall of the fixed body.
Protection between the upper short side of the protective body and the rear part of the lower wall of the fixed body
One pair is provided between the lower side of the body and the short side
It is something.

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a wiring box will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 2, the wall 10 on which the wiring box 11 is installed is the gypsum board 1 as one wall material.
0a and a concrete wall 10b as the other wall material at the rear thereof are installed so as to face each other. A pillar 45 as a structure is erected on the back side of the gypsum board 10a, and a space in which the wiring box 11 can be arranged is formed between the gypsum board 10a and the concrete wall 10b.

As shown in FIG. 1, the wiring box 11
Is fixed to the pillar 45, and in the fixed state, the frame body 14 as a fixed body having an opening facing the front side of the gypsum board 10a, and the fixed position in the fixed state can be taken, and the concrete wall is fixed from the fixed position. 10b
Bottom plate 13 as a protective body and a bottom forming body that can be moved to the side
It is composed of Then, the frame 14 and the bottom plate 1
3 and 3 are formed in a rectangular box shape with a bottom, the frame body 14 constitutes a side wall portion, and the bottom plate 13 constitutes a bottom portion. Further, the opening portion of the frame body 14 that opens to the concrete wall 10 b side is partially closed by the bottom plate 13. The bottom plate 13 and the frame body 14 are connected by a connecting portion 15.

First, the bottom plate 13 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the bottom plate 13 has a substantially flat rectangular shape,
Both long sides thereof (left and right sides in FIG. 3) project outward in a plane arc shape. An accommodation hole 16 having a planar keyhole shape is formed on the lower short side of the bottom plate 13.

Next, the frame 14 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the frame body 14 has a rectangular frame shape, and the side walls 20 to 23 corresponding to each side of the bottom plate 13 at the peripheral edge of the bottom plate 13 are directed toward the front (right side in FIG. 1) to the bottom plate. 1
It stands upright with respect to 3. Each of the side walls 20 to 2
3, the upper side wall 20 (upper side in FIG. 3) and the lower side wall 21
(The lower side in FIG. 3) corresponds to both upper and lower short sides of the bottom plate 13, respectively. The left side wall 22 (left side in FIG. 3) and the right side wall 23 (right side in FIG. 3) respectively correspond to the left and right long sides of the bottom plate 13. And each two side walls (upper side wall 20 and lower side wall 21, left side wall 22 and right side wall 23)
Are provided facing each other in the vertical and horizontal directions. Each side wall 2
The length in the width direction of 0 to 23, that is, the thickness of the frame body 14 is 1c.
It is set to m and is formed shorter than the distance between the plaster board 10a and the concrete wall 10b.

As shown in FIG. 1, the bottom plate 13 is used to form the frame 1
The opening on the rear end side of 4 is partially closed, and the opening on the front end side of the frame body 14 is open. The outer peripheral surface of the frame body 14 is formed with ribs 24 horizontally protruding outward with a predetermined width over the entire circumference of the frame body 14, and the ribs 24 give the frame body 14 a required rigidity. is doing.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 5, the connecting portion 15 is formed between the rear portion of the upper side wall 20 of the frame body 14 and the upper short side of the bottom plate 13 and the rear portion of the lower side wall 21 and the lower side of the bottom plate 13. One pair is provided between each of the short sides and the short side. Each connecting part 15
Respectively connect the bottom plate 13 and the frame body 14 in a state of being folded in a bellows shape. Then, each connecting portion 15 is shown in FIG.
As shown in, the bottom plate 1 is formed by the folded bellows part.
3 and the rear end surface of the frame body 14 are flush with each other, that is, the bottom plate 13 is always biased toward the frame body 14 side.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, wiring through holes 26 are formed on both sides of the upper and lower side walls 20 and 21 of the frame 14 which face each other and open toward the bottom plate 13. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the frame body 14 and the bottom plate 13
The cable 25 as an arranging member housed between the cable 25 and the cable can be wired in the wiring through hole 26, and the cable 25 is
It is designed to be held within 4. Further, as shown by a chain double-dashed line in FIG. 4, when the cable 25 is laid in the wiring through-holes 26 of the upper side wall 20 and the lower side wall 21 which face each other, the cable 25 is located on the protruding portion on the long side of the bottom plate 13. It is supposed to be supported by.

As shown in FIG. 1, the left side wall 22 of the frame body 14
A screw hole 27 is formed at one location in the central portion of the right wall 23 through the left side wall 22, and screw holes 27 through which the screw 46 can be inserted through the right side wall 23 are formed at both upper and lower sides of the right side wall 23. 27
Are formed at two locations. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the wiring box 11 can be attached and fixed to the pillar 45 by fixing the screw 46 to the pillar 45 from each screw hole 27 of the right side wall 23, and the bottom plate 13 is arranged at the fixed position. You can do it.

At the center of the inner peripheral surfaces of the upper side wall 20 and the lower side wall 21 of the frame body 14, there are formed wiring equipment mounting portions 28 extending rearward from the front surface of the frame body 14, respectively.
A mounting hole 28a is formed on the front surface of the device 8. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, inside each wiring device mounting portion 28, an internal thread portion 28b having an internal thread threaded is formed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the mounting holes 28a correspond to the positions of the holes 30a formed at the upper and lower ends of the wiring device holding frame 30 having a rectangular frame shape, and the mounting holes 28a extend from the respective holes 30a to the mounting holes 28a. The mounting screw 30b can be inserted. The wiring device holding frame 30 is formed in the center thereof so as to be able to hold the wiring device 29. When the male screw of each mounting screw 30b is screwed into the female screw portion 28b, the wiring device 29 can be attached to the frame body 14 via the wiring device holding frame 30.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, a connecting piece 31 extends inward from the frame body 14 from the upper edge of the wiring device attaching portion 28 on the lower wall 21 side, and the connecting piece 31 has a front end. A bottomed cylindrical magnet holding portion 32 having an open surface is connected.
A rear end portion of the magnet holding portion 32 is housed in the housing hole 16 when the bottom plate 13 is in the fixed position, and an outer peripheral surface of the rear end portion of the magnet holding portion 32 and an inner peripheral surface of the housing hole 16 are formed. Are separated. A magnet 33 as a detected portion is held at the front end of the magnet holding portion 32.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, a pair of protrusions 34 projecting forward are formed on the front end edges of the upper side wall 20 and the lower side wall 21 of the frame body 14, respectively. When the gypsum board 10a is arranged on the front surface of the frame body 14, each protrusion 34 is formed so as to be able to bite into the back surface of the gypsum board 10a.

With the wiring box 11 having the above structure fixed to the pillar 45 and the bottom plate 13 in the fixed position, the bottom plate 13 is pulled away from the frame body 14 or the bottom plate 13 is pushed backward from inside the frame body 14. By doing so, the bottom plate 13 can be moved to the concrete wall 10b side as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. At this time, the bottom plate 13 and the frame body 14 are separated from each other by the extension of the connecting portion 15 in a connected state, and the front surface of the bottom plate 13 and the frame body 14 are separated from each other.
A gap 25a through which the cable 25 can pass between the rear end edge and
Are formed. Further, when the pulling or pressing is released, the bottom plate 13 on the concrete wall 10b side is pulled toward the frame body 14 by the contraction of the connecting portion 15 and returns to the fixed position, and the gap 25a is closed. There is.

Further, by placing the gypsum board 10a on the front surface of the wiring box 11 in a state where the wiring box 11 is fixed to the pillar 45, the front opening of the frame 14 faces the front side of the gypsum board 10a. It is like this. The wiring device 29 can be attached to the wiring box 11 from the front side of the gypsum board 10a.

The method of using the wiring box 11 will be described below. Now, as shown in FIG. 2, screw holes 2
The screw 46 is fixed to the pillar 45 from 7, and the wiring box 11 is fixed to the pillar 45 and the bottom plate 13 is arranged at the fixed position as shown in FIG. Next, as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 7, the bottom plate 13 in the fixed position is grasped and moved to the concrete wall 10b side, or the bottom plate 13 is pressed and moved to the concrete wall 10b side. Then, the folded connecting portion 15 extends and the front surface of the bottom plate 13 and the frame body 14
A gap 25a is formed between the rear edge and the rear edge.

The cable 25 pre-wired in the vicinity of the wiring box 11 is slid in the direction of the gap 25a, accommodated in the wiring through hole 26 through the gap 25a, and held in the frame body 14. . Subsequently, when the holding or pressing of the bottom plate 13 is released, the bottom plate 13 returns to the fixed position due to the urging force associated with the contraction of each connecting portion 15.

As a result, the cable 25 is connected to the wiring through hole 26.
Inside, and the gap 25a is closed,
The cable 25 is prevented from slipping out to the side. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 2, the gypsum board 10a is arranged on the front side of the wiring box 11, the wiring box 11 is arranged on the back side of the gypsum board 10a, and the gypsum board 10a and the concrete wall 10b are used. Form the wall 10.

When installing the wiring device 29 on the front side of the gypsum board 10a, first, a magnet detector is used from the front side of the gypsum board 10a and the magnet 3 of the wiring box 11 is used.
3 as well as the wiring box 11 on the back side of the gypsum board 10a. And wiring box 1
After detecting the position 1, the through hole 36 is formed so that the front opening of the frame 14 faces the front side of the gypsum board 10a. After that, the connecting piece 31 is folded to fold the magnet holding portion 32 and the magnet 33.
Are removed from the wiring box 11.

A hand is inserted into the wiring box 11 through the through hole 36, and the cable 2 in the wiring box 11 is inserted.
5 is pulled out to the front side of the gypsum board 10a. The wiring device 29 is connected to the cable 25, and the wiring device 29 is held by the wiring device holding frame 30. The wiring device holding frame 30
Is attached to the frame 14 using the attachment screws 30b.

Then, as shown in FIG.
The wiring device 29 is housed in the back of the frame body 14 as the screw b is advanced, and the bottom plate 13 is pushed rearward by the rear end of the wiring device 29, so that the bottom plate 13 is fixed to the concrete wall 10.
Move to side b. At the same time, the connecting portion 15 expands. Then, when the gypsum board 10a is sandwiched between the wiring device holding frame 30 and the frame body 14, each protrusion 34 bites into the back side of the gypsum board 10a. As a result, gypsum board 10
The wiring device holding frame 30 is attached to the frame body 14 via the gypsum board 10a on the front side of a, and the wiring device 29 is attached to the front side of the wall 10.

Therefore, the depth of the wiring device 29 is limited to the frame body 14.
Even if the bottom plate 13 is formed to have a larger thickness than the above, the wiring device 29 can be attached to the wall 10 by moving the bottom plate 13 to the concrete wall 10b side. At this time, the frame 14 protects the outer surface of the wiring device 29 on the front end side, and the bottom plate 13 protects the rear end surface of the wiring device 29.

The effects exhibited by the above embodiment will be described below. (1) From the fixed position of the bottom plate 13 to the concrete wall 10b
It is configured to be movable to the side. Therefore, the wiring device 29 having a depth smaller than the thickness of the frame body 14 can be attached to the wall 10, and the wiring device 29 having a depth larger than the thickness of the frame body 14 can also be attached to the wall 10 by moving the bottom plate 13. Therefore, by adjusting the movement amount of the bottom plate 13, it is possible to cope with the thickness of the wall 10 and the size of the wiring device 29, and it is troublesome to carry in the wiring boxes 11 of various sizes to the construction site of the wiring device 29. Can be omitted. In addition, workers can also use multiple types of wiring boxes 1.
It is possible to save the trouble of selecting the wiring box 11 corresponding to the thickness of the wall 10 and the size of the wiring device 29 from 1.

(2) The thickness of the frame 14 is 1 cm, which is shorter than the thickness (3 cm) of a general wiring box. Moreover, it is shorter than the distance between the gypsum board 10a and the concrete wall 10b. Therefore,
Even if the thickness of the wall 10 is set to a plurality of types, the wiring box 11 can be reliably arranged in the wall 10. In addition, the wiring box 11 is thin and can be easily transported and the like.

(3) The wiring device 29 can be attached to the wall 10 in a state corresponding to the depth of the wiring device 29 by adjusting the moving amount of the bottom plate 13 in accordance with the width between the concrete wall 10b and the gypsum board 10a. it can. Therefore, the wiring box 11 can be prevented from being too small or too large with respect to the wiring device 29, and the space in the wall 10 can be effectively used.

(4) The bottom plate 13 can protect the rear end surface of the wiring device 29, and the wiring device 29 and the cable 2 can be protected.
The connection part of 5 can be protected. (5) Since the bottom plate 13 and the frame body 14 can be integrally formed, the wiring box 11 can be easily manufactured, and the manufacturing cost of the wiring box 11 can be reduced. In addition, the wiring box 11 can be easily transported without separating the bottom plate 13 and the frame body 14.

(6) Since the cable 25 is held in the wiring through hole 26 of the frame body 14, it is possible to prevent the cable 25 from easily coming out of the frame body 14. As a result, the work of pulling out the cable 25 from the through hole 36 to the front side of the gypsum board 10a, the wiring device 29 to the cable 25
The work of connecting can be easily performed.

(7) By moving the bottom plate 13 to the rear of the frame body 14, a gap 25a can be formed between the front surface of the bottom plate 13 and the rear edge of the frame body 14.
The cable 25 can be easily inserted into the frame 14 from 5a. Further, by returning the bottom plate 13 to the fixed position, it is possible to close the gap 25a and eliminate the risk that the cable 25 wired in the wiring through hole 26 will be pulled out of the frame body 14. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the need to perform the work of rewiring the cable 25 that is pulled out of the frame body 14 after the gypsum board 10a is installed in the frame body 14.

(8) Connect the cable 25 to the frame 14 and the bottom plate 1.
When the bottom plate 13 is released from gripping or pressing after passing through the gap between the bottom plate 13 and the base plate 3, the bottom plate 13 is automatically returned to the fixed position by the urging force associated with the contraction of the connecting portion 15. Therefore, unlike the case where the bottom plate 13 is moved to the fixed position by hand, the work of closing the gap 25a between the bottom plate 13 and the frame body 14 can be simplified.

(9) Since the connecting portion 15 is formed in a bellows shape, the urging means can be easily formed and the connecting portion 15 made of synthetic resin can be provided with an urging force. Therefore, the bottom plate 13, the frame body 14, and the connecting portion 15
Can be integrally formed, and unlike the case where the connecting portion 15 is made of a rubber material or the like, the wiring box 11 can be easily manufactured.

The embodiment can be modified and embodied as follows. Alternatively, instead of the magnet 33, aluminum foil, copper, iron or the like may be held by the magnet holding portion 32, and the detected portion may be detected from the front side of the gypsum board 10a using a metal detector. Further, the magnet holding portion 32 formed integrally with the frame body 14 may be omitted, and the magnet 33 may be omitted to omit the detected portion.

Further, a magnet holding portion 32 is formed on the bottom plate 13, and the magnet holding portion 32 is made to hold a magnet 33, aluminum foil, copper, iron or the like as a detected portion on the magnet holding portion 32, and the gypsum board 10a. You may detect a to-be-detected part using a metal detector from the front side of.

Explaining the wiring box 11 shown in FIG. 11, one of the long sides of the bottom plate 13 as a fixed body extends along the length direction of the long side, and
The side plate 43 extending orthogonally to the bottom plate 13 is formed, and the bottom plate 13 is formed in a plane L shape. Its side plate 43
At the upper and lower ends of each of the
(In FIG. 11, only the upper protruding piece 50 is shown), and each protruding piece 50 has a screw hole 27 formed therein. Wiring through-holes 26 are formed in the upper and lower side walls 20 and 21 of the frame body 14 so as to face each other.

The frame body 14 is disposed on the bottom plate 13, and the outer surfaces of the upper side wall 20 and the lower side wall 21 of the frame body 14 and the bottom plate 13 are arranged.
The short side on the upper side and the short side on the lower side are connected by the connecting portion 15 in a state of being folded in a bellows shape.

When using the wiring box 11 having the above-described structure, first, the screws 46 are fixed to the pillars 45 or the crosspieces from the respective screw holes 27 to fix the wiring box 11 to the pillars 45 or the crosspieces. Then, as shown by a chain double-dashed line in FIG.
Move 4 forward. Then, a gap 25 a is formed between the rear end edge of the frame body 14 and the front surface of the bottom plate 13, and the cable 25 is wired in the wiring through hole 26 through the gap 25 a. Then, the frame body 14 may be returned by the urging force of the connecting portion 15 to close the gap 25a, and the cable 25 may be routed in the insertion hole 42. With this configuration, it is possible to eliminate the risk of the cable 25 wired in the wiring box 11 that is fixedly used for the pillar 45 or the crosspiece to be pulled out.

When the gypsum board 10a (not shown) is installed on the front surface of the wiring box 11, the front surface of the frame body 14 comes into contact with the back surface of the gypsum board 10a, so that the forward movement of the frame body 14 is restricted. Therefore, gypsum board 10a
After installation of the cable 25, the gap 25a is prevented from being formed again between the rear edge of the frame 14 and the front surface of the bottom plate 13 and the cable 25
Can be prevented from coming off from the wiring box 11.

The connecting portion 15 may be formed of an elastic member such as a coil spring, a leaf spring, or a rubber material, and the connecting portion 15 may be formed in a side arc shape or a side C shape without being formed by folding it into a bellows shape. It may be formed in a curved state. Further, the connecting portion 15 may be omitted and the frame body 14 may be manually moved.

In the embodiment, the bottom plate 13 and the frame body 14 are connected to each other in a state where the connecting portion 15 is not formed by folding it into a bellows shape but is curved in a side surface arc shape or a side surface C shape, and the bottom plate 1 is connected.
3 and the frame body 14 may be connected by an elastic member such as a coil spring, a leaf spring, or a rubber material, and the elastic member may provide the biasing means separately from the connecting portion 15.

In the embodiment, the connecting portion 15 may be formed of an elastic member such as a coil spring, a leaf spring, or a rubber material to serve as a biasing means for biasing the bottom plate 13 toward the frame body 14.

In the embodiment, the connecting portion 15 is not formed into a bellows-like folded state, but is formed into a curved side surface arc shape or a side surface C-shape, and the biasing means by the connecting portion 15 is omitted. You may. Alternatively, after the bottom plate 13 is moved without applying a biasing force to the bellows portion of the connecting portion 15, the connecting portion 1
5 may be formed so as to remain in the stretched state.
Then, after the bottom plate 13 is moved with respect to the frame body 14, the bottom plate 13 may be manually returned to the original state without depending on the urging force of the connecting portion 15.

In the embodiment, the wiring through hole 26 that does not open to the bottom plate 13 side may be formed in the upper side wall 20 and the lower side wall 21 of the frame body 14. The cable 25 may be inserted into the wiring through hole 26 from above without moving the bottom plate 13 to the gypsum board 10a side.

When the wiring box 11 shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 is described, FIG. 9A shows a solid line and FIG.
As shown by a broken line in (b), the box body 47 as a protector is formed in a bottomed box shape by the bottom plate 13 and a rectangular frame-shaped frame portion 41 erected on the upper surface of the bottom plate 13. There is. Then, as shown in FIG. 10B, in the frame-shaped portion 41, concave grooves 41a are formed in a circular arc notch toward the bottom plate 13 at positions on both upper and lower short sides of the frame-shaped portion 41 which face each other. ing. Further, elongated holes (not shown) are formed at three locations on the right wall of the frame-shaped portion 41.

As shown in FIG. 9A, the frame body 14 as a fixed body is arranged at a position along the outer peripheral surface of the frame-shaped portion 41,
As shown in FIG. 9B, the outer peripheral surfaces of the upper side wall 20 and the lower side wall 21 of the frame body 14 and the upper short side and the lower short side of the bottom plate 13 are folded in a bellows shape, respectively. Are connected by a connecting portion 15. Then, each connecting portion 15 has a box body 47 by the bellows portion in the folded state.
Is always urged toward the frame body 14 side. Also, the box body 4
7 can be slid along the inner peripheral surface of the frame body 14,
The box body 47 can be moved to the concrete wall 10b side.

As shown in FIG. 10A, the wiring through hole 26 of the frame body 14 is formed so as to open laterally. When the box body 47 is at the fixed position, the insertion hole 42 having a planar elongated hole shape is formed at a position corresponding to the wiring through hole 26 and the concave groove 41a of the frame-shaped portion 41. As shown in FIG. 9B, the right side wall 23 of the frame body 14 is formed with screw holes 27 corresponding to the long holes of the frame-shaped portion 41 at three positions.

When using the wiring box 11 having the above structure, first, as shown in FIG.
The wiring box 11 is attached to the pillar 45 by fixing a screw (not shown) to the pillar 45 from the long hole of No. 1 through the screw hole 27 of the frame body 14. Next, as shown in FIG. 10B, the box body 47 in the fixed position is slid rearward along the inner peripheral surface of the frame body 14. Then, the wiring through hole 26 is opened from the side of the frame body 14, and the cable 25 is inserted into the wiring through hole 26 through the opening. As shown in FIG. 10C, when the box body 47 is slid back to the fixed position by the urging force of the connecting portion 15, the side opening of the wiring through hole 26 is closed by the frame-shaped portion 41. The cable 25 is wired in the insertion hole 42.

Further, as in the embodiment, the wiring device 29 is housed in the frame body 14, and the box body 47 is extruded by the rear end of the wiring device 29 to push the concrete wall 10.
The wiring device 29 is moved to the side b, and the wiring device 29 is attached to the frame body 14 via the wiring device holding frame 30. At this time, the entire outer peripheral surface of the wiring device 29 can be protected by the frame body 14 and the box body 47. Further, since the box body 47 slides along the frame body 14, the box body 47 can be stably moved in the front-rear direction.

It should be noted that the bottom plate 13 and the frame body 14 are connected to each other in a state of being curved in a side surface arc shape or a side surface C shape without forming the connection portion 15 by folding it into a bellows shape, and the bottom plate 13 and the frame body 14 are connected to each other. May be connected by an elastic member such as a coil spring, a leaf spring, or a rubber material, and the biasing means may be provided separately from the connecting portion 15 by these elastic members. Alternatively, the connecting portion 15 may be formed of an elastic member such as a coil spring, a leaf spring, or a rubber material to serve as a biasing means for biasing the bottom plate 13 toward the frame body 14. In addition, the connecting portion 15 may be formed in a curved shape in a side surface arc shape or a side surface C shape without forming the connecting portion 15 in a bellows shape, and the biasing means by the connecting portion 15 may be omitted. Then, after moving the bottom plate 13 with respect to the frame body 14, the bottom plate 13 may be manually returned to the original state.

The box body 47 is the concrete wall 1
The wiring box 11 may be fixed to the pillar 45 in a state of being moved to the 0b side, the cable 25 may be housed in the frame body 14, and then the bottom plate 13 may be moved to the fixed position. Even with such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the cable 25 wired in the insertion hole 42 from being pulled out from the wiring box 11.
Further, since the rear side opening of the frame body 14 is completely closed by the bottom plate 13, it is possible to prevent the cable 25 from being pulled out to the rear of the box body 12.

In addition, the bottom plate 13 of the box body 47 is omitted and the wiring box 11 is constituted by the frame-shaped portion 41 and the frame body 14.
May be configured. In the embodiment, the frame body 14 of the wiring box 11
Mounting pieces extending outward are respectively provided on the front surfaces of the upper side wall 20 and the lower side wall 21, and fixing holes are formed in each mounting piece. Then, the wiring box 11 is housed in the through hole 36 from the front side of the gypsum board 10a or the plywood board serving as one of the wall materials, and screws and the like are inserted through the fixing holes.
Alternatively, the wiring box 11 may be attached to the surface of the gypsum board 10a or the plywood board while being fixed to the surface of the a or plywood board.

In the wiring box 11 having the above structure, the wiring device mounting portion 28 is omitted. Then, the wiring device 29 is held by the wiring device holding frame 30, and the fixing screw 30b is fixed to the fixing hole of each mounting piece from the upper and lower holes 30a of the wiring device holding frame 30 to the gypsum board 10a or the plywood board, thereby wiring device 29. May be attached to the wiring box 11.

The wiring device holding frame 30 is arranged on the front surface of the wiring box 11, the mounting screw 30b is screwed onto the female screw portion 28b of the wiring device mounting portion 28, and the sandwiching piece is screwed onto the mounting screw 30b. I'll do it. When using the wiring box 11, the wiring box 11 is housed in the through hole 36 from the front side of the gypsum board 10a or the plywood board, and the mounting screw 30b is screwed into the female screw portion 28b of the wiring device mounting portion 28. Then, the sandwiching piece is pulled toward the gypsum board 10a or the plywood board side. And wiring equipment holding frame 3
The gypsum board 10a or the plywood board may be sandwiched by 0 and the sandwiching piece to attach the wiring box 11 to the surface of the gypsum board 10a or the plywood board.

In the embodiment, the cable 2 is used as the disposing material.
However, instead of the cable 25, an optical fiber cable, a telephone line, a sheath tube, a conduit tube, or the like may be provided. Further, although the wiring box 11 is attached to the pillar 45 as a structure in the building, the wiring box 11 may be attached to a crosspiece or batten installed between the pillars 45.

In the embodiment, the screw hole 27 of the frame body 14
Although the screw 46 is fixed to the pillar 45 and the wiring box 11 is attached to the pillar 45, the left side wall 22 or the right side wall 23 of the frame body 14 is adhered to the pillar 45, a crosspiece, a batten or the like with an adhesive or an adhesive tape. Then, the wiring box 11 may be attached to the pillar 45, the crosspiece, the batten or the like.

In the embodiment, the thickness of the frame body 14 is 1 cm.
However, the thickness of the frame body 14 may be formed to be less than 1 cm or more than 1 cm. Further, in the embodiment, the bottom plate 13 having a plate shape is used as the bottom forming body, but the bottom forming body may have a plate shape and a slit or a through hole through which the cable 25 can pass is formed in the center thereof. Good.

Further, the technical idea which can be understood from the above embodiment will be described below. A wiring box that allows wiring equipment to be attached to the surfaces of a pair of wall materials facing each other, and is fixed to a pillar arranged on the back side of the one wall material, and in the fixed state, A fixed body having an opening facing the front side of one of the wall materials, and a protective body that can take a fixed position in the fixed state and is movable from the fixed position to the one wall material side. A wiring box in which a gap through which the disposing material can pass is formed between the moved protective body and the fixed body, and a disposing material holding portion capable of holding the disposing material is formed in the protective body.

In such a structure, when the protective body is moved to one of the wall materials to be installed later, a gap is formed between the rear end edge of the protective body and the fixed body, and the gap is provided from the gap. The material can be inserted into the placement material holding portion. Further, when one wall member is installed on the front surface of the protector, the front surface of the protector abuts the back surface of the one wall member, so that movement of the protector toward one wall member is restricted. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the gap from being formed again after the one wall member is installed, and to prevent the disposing member from being removed from the wiring box.

Any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the fixed body or the protective body is provided with a detected portion which is located on the back side of one of the wall members and which can detect the position of the fixed body or the protective body. The wiring box according to item 1. With such a configuration, the position of the wiring box arranged on the back side of the one wall member can be detected accurately and immediately, and the work of constructing the wiring device can be simplified.

[0076]

As described in detail above, the present invention has the following effects. According to the wiring box of the invention described in claim 1, the wiring device can be attached to the wall according to the thickness of the wall and the size of the wiring device.
Wiring equipment mounted on the wall can be protected.
In addition, the mounting material can be easily removed from between the protective body and the fixed body.
You can control the exit. Therefore, the layout material is
Work to pull out to the front side of one wall material, wiring equipment to the installation material
The work of connecting can be easily performed.

According to the wiring box of the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, a wiring device can be attached to the fixed body, and the wiring device is mounted on the surface of the wall material. Can be attached to.

According to the wiring box of the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the fixed body and the protective body can be integrally formed, and The manufacturing box can be easily manufactured. In addition, the wiring box can be easily transported without separating the fixed body and the protective body.

According to the wiring box of the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3, the rear side of the wiring device mounted on the wall Can be protected, and the connection portion between the wiring device and the disposition material connected to the wiring device can be protected.

According to the wiring box of the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3, the wiring box is moved to the other wall material side. At least the rear side of the wiring device can be protected by a protective body.

According to the wiring box of the invention described in claim 6, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 5, the protector can be moved to the other wall material side in a stable state .

According to the wiring box of the invention described in claims 7 and 11 , in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 , the work of disposing the disposing member between the protective body and the fixed body. Can be done easily. Further, it is possible to eliminate the risk that the disposing material disposed between the protective body and the fixed body will be pulled out of the wiring box. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the need to perform the work of rewiring the disposing material that has been pulled out of the wiring box after the installation of the pair of wall materials into the wiring box.

According to the wiring box of the invention described in claim 8 , in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 7 , unlike the case where the protective body is moved to the fixed position by hand, the protective body and the fixed body are provided. It is possible to simplify the work of closing the gap between and.

According to the wiring box of the invention described in claim 9 , in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 8 , the protective body can be moved while the protective body and the fixed body are connected. .

According to the wiring box of the invention described in claim 10 , in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 8 or 9 , the biasing means can be easily formed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a wiring box according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the wiring box of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the wiring box of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a wiring box of the embodiment.

5 shows the wiring box of the embodiment of FIG.
5 line cross section.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state in which the wiring box is attached to a pillar.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where the bottom plate is moved.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the wiring device is attached to the wiring box.

9A is a front view showing another example wiring box, and FIG. 9B is a side view showing another example wiring box.

10A to 10C are plan views showing a usage state of a wiring box of another example.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a wiring box of another example.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Wall, 10a ... Gypsum board as one wall material, 1
0b ... Concrete wall as other wall material, 11 ... Wiring box, 13 ... Bottom plate as protective body and bottom forming body, 14 ... Frame body as fixed body, 15 ... Connection part (biasing means), 25 ... Cable as a disposing material, 25a ... gap,
28 ... Wiring equipment attachment part, 29 ... Wiring equipment, 45 ... Pillar as a structure, 47 ... Box body as a protective body.

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Claims (11)

(57) [Claims] 1. A wiring box in which a wiring device can be attached to the surfaces of a pair of wall materials facing each other, the box being fixed to one of the wall materials or a structure arranged on the back side of the one wall material. In addition, in its fixed state, a fixed body having an opening facing the front side of the one wall material, and a protective body capable of taking a fixed position in the fixed state and movable from the fixed position to the other wall material side. In the state in which the protective body is in a position moved to the other wall material side, the protective body passes through the opening of the fixed body from the front side of the one wall material to protect the wiring equipment attached to the fixed body. And the protective body is in the fixed position.
A disposing material disposed between the pair of wall materials between the protective body and the fixed body
Wiring box configured to hold . 2. The wiring box according to claim 1, wherein the fixed body has a wiring device attachment portion capable of attaching a wiring device to the fixed body. 3. The protective body and the fixed body are connected by an extendable connecting portion, and the protective body is formed to be movable from the fixed position to the other wall material side by the extension of the connecting portion. Alternatively, the wiring box according to claim 2. 4. The protective body is a bottom forming body capable of closing at least a part of an opening opening to the other wall material side of a frame-shaped fixed body, and the bottom portion moved to the other wall material side. The wiring box according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the rear side of the wiring device is formed so as to be protected by the forming body. 5. The protective body has a box shape with a bottom or a frame shape,
The wiring box according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein at least a rear portion side of the wiring device is formed so as to be protected by the protective body moved to the other wall material side. 6. The wiring box according to claim 5, wherein the protector is provided so as to be slidable from a fixed position to the other wall material side along a frame-shaped fixed body. 7. The fixed body and the other wall material from the fixed position.
It is possible to pass the installation material between the protective body and the protective body at the position
Between the protective body and the fixed body through the gap.
The mounting material can be installed on the
The gap between the fixed body and the protective body is closed by returning to
It is configured to regulate the removal of the disposing material disposed between
The wiring box according to claim 1. 8. Moving from the fixed position to the other wall material side
The protective body in the closed position must be able to return to the fixed position.
A contractor that is constantly urged in the fixed position direction by the urging means.
The wiring box according to claim 7. 9. The biasing means connects the fixed body and the protective body.
The wiring box according to claim 8, which is one. 10. The biasing means is formed in a bellows shape.
The wiring box according to claim 8 or claim 9. 11. The biasing means includes a rear portion of an upper side wall of a fixed body.
Between the upper short side of the protective body and the rear part of the lower wall of the fixed body
One pair is provided between the lower short side of the body and
The wiring according to any one of claims 8 to 10.
Box for.